The iPhone has the hardware and all the power necessary to compete with the best of portable gaming solutions. Unfortunately, with tiny speakers, no buttons and only semi-precise touch controls, it leaves something to be desired. Invest a few dollars in something other than the latest app, and you can make your iPhone or iPad a gaming, organization and all-around omnipotent powerhouse. Read the rest of this entry »

The earbuds that come with the iPhone and iPod Touch aare nice, but there’s a nice range of even better earphones. For gamers who want to get more out of their iPhone or iPod Touch and who want to reach the ultimate gaming experience, V-Moda has produced the V-Moda Vibe Duo earbuds. They look extremely slick, sound great, feel great, but they’re quite expensive. Read the rest of this entry »

Earlier this week we told you about the Belkin JoyPod, but now it appears that this neat looking iPhone add-on will never see daylight. Belkin told Touch Arcade that they don’t have plans to release such a product. Now we hope that the iControlPad will be a nice replacement for Belkin’s JoyPod. We doubt that developers will support this accessory since it’s not that known. A company like Belkin would be able to give an accessory like this a huge launch and make it popular.

When you use your iPhone 3G for gaming, the battery of your precious gaming device is losing its power extremely fast. For iPhone gamers who want to game with more power there is the mophie Juice Pack for the iPhone 3G. There was already a Juice Pack for the iPhone and the iPod Touch, and now there’s one for the new iPhone 3G. This battery pack extends the battery life of the iPhone with 350 hours of standby time, six hours of 3G talk, six hours of 3G internet, 12 hours of 2D talk, eight hours of video playback and 28 hours of audio playback.

It also protects your iPhone from short circuits, over-charge, over-heating and connecting to your iPhone to your computer via USB passthrough so that you can sync and charge at the same time. The iPhone 3G Juice Pack from mophie will come out this September and it will cost $99.95.